A Poem # 58

It just so happens that I am posting a poem about rain on a rainy day. Rain I hear and smell and feel you coming With your angry, distant roar Now I know it is about to pour You wet the earth And give plants and animals life After the sun has cut them with…

A Poem #57, Plus My New Book

I might have posted this poem before, but I like it enough that I don't mind. Maybe new eyes will fall upon it. Look, Listen & Learn Look out into the darkness What do you see? "Nothing," you say You have to look further Don't you see anything Like the birds, Flowers, trees Or maybe…

My New Poetry Book – The Origin Story

After a two year break, I published my new poetry book last month. It's not the I haven't been writing, I just haven't had the time to see a book to completion. Anyone who writes knows what I mean. My new book is a poetry anthology featuring all my previously published poems, in addition to…

A poem from my book, Asleep and Dreaming

I struggled a lot these last few years. One thing that has kept me going is that I never lose my sense of hope. I once had someone tell I was miserable because of a situation I was in. I'm never miserable because I hold on to my glimmer of hope, no matter my circumstances.…

REBLOG: Book Review: I Forgot About Me: A Collection of 15 Poems by Karen A. Brown — AFMS: Lets Talk About Everything, Sista to Sista

Cherie Johnson was kind enough to review my first poetry book on her blog, adviceformysistas.com. Check it out below. https://read.amazon.com/kp/card?preview=inline&linkCode=kpd&ref_=k4w_oembed_UqyER45fa6gLAb&asin=B08Y81QCYJ&tag=kpembed-20 “I forgot about me” is something that is so natural for a woman. Most of us spend our days caring for everyone around us. We forget to take care of ourselves.  Without taking care of…

Book Review: From Fame To Ruin by Jina Bazzar

It's been too long since I posted a book review. I've been reading, I just haven't been writing about. From Fame to Ruin follows the lives of Carol, the heiress of a crumbling business empire and Ricardo, a rock star. The story weaves back and forth between present day and when they met almost four…

Free poetry e-book in exchange for an honest review

Hello all readers and bloggers. I still need a few volunteers. It only takes about a half hour to read my book. My book has been purchased, but no one has left a review on it yet. I would like to offer a free e-book to anyone willing to offer an honest review on it.…

Who wants a free copy of my poetry book?

Hello all readers and bloggers. My book has been purchased, but no one has left a review on it yet. I would like to offer a free e-book to anyone willing to offer an honest review on it. It contains 15 poems, plus corresponding original photos for most of them. For anyone who wants the…

Book Review: Irresistible by Melanie Harlow

Amazon.com I went through a phase where I read six of Melanie Harlow's books back to back. I really liked her earlier books better than the more recent ones. Irresistible is much better than Only You, but the story still is lacking. Frannie has lived a super sheltered life. She was born with a heart…